Call for ‘Tasmanian model’

Tasmanian gay rights advocates have welcomed a Senate report into proposed national anti-discrimination law, but says it falls short of recommending the Commonwealth adopt “the Tasmanian model” whereby faith-based organisations are subject to the same anti-discrimination laws as other organisations.

The Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Act, considered the most comprehensive in Australia, does not allow faith-based schools, employment agencies or charities to discriminate on the grounds of sexual orientation.